Environment

Nine Killed By Fallen Tree At Cultural Site In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – Nine people lost their lives and eight others were injured, when a large tree fell…

Equipment Trouble Delays Power Generation At Japan’s Onagawa Nuclear Plant

TOKYO, Nov 4 (NNN-NHK) – The restart of power generation at Japan’s Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, scheduled for…

Heavy Rain Halts Trains In Japan, Triggering Landslide Risks

TOKYO, Nov 3 (NNN-NHK) – Heavy rain lashed parts of western Japan, yesterday, suspending train services and triggering risks of…

Japan Sees Hottest Oct Since Record Keeping

TOKYO, Nov 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan logged record-breaking temperatures in Oct, marking the hottest Oct since record-keeping began in 1898,…

Feasibility Study On Wind Power Plant To Begin In Southern Laos

VIENTIANE, Nov 2 (NNN-KPL) – A feasibility study on wind energy will be launched in southern Laos’ Saravan province, an…

At Least 321 People Killed In Nationwide Flooding In Nigeria

ABUJA, Nov 1 (NNN-NAN) – At least 321 people have been killed and over 740,000 others displaced in Nigeria, so…

Death Toll From Spain’s Flash Flood Rises To At Least 158: Emergency Service

MADRID, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from rain-triggered flash floods in Spain has risen to at least 158,…

Syrian Firefighters Battling Massive Wildfire In Latakia Forests

DAMASCUS, Nov 1 (NNN-SANA) – Firefighters in Syria’s north-western coastal Latakia province were battling a massive wildfire, yesterday, in the…

Thailand, Myanmar, Laos Launched Joint Action Plan To Tackle Transboundary Haze

BANGKOK, Oct 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, yesterday here, officially launched a joint plan of action on tackling…

Singapore Sees Oil Spill During Bunkering

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – An oil spill occurred, off Singapore’s Changi, during a bunkering operation between a Bahamas-flagged bulk…